Andrew Bonar Law 1922

For the first time since 1910 a party with a parliamentary majority governed Britain; the wartime coalition government had ended. The Conservatives won the 1922 election under Andrew Bonar Law with a substantial majority of 344, compared to Labour's 142 and the 115 of the divided Liberal Party. The new government attempted to restore the peacetime economy, facing concerns over the rise of Bolshevism. Industrial unrest was also on the rise. There was no change in the continuity of government following Bonar Law's retirement and Stanley Baldwin's appointment as Prime Minister.

Cabinet members

Position

Name

Dates

Prime Minister

A. Bonar Law

23 Oct 22 - 20 May 23

Lord President of the Council

Marquis of Salisbury

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Lord Chancellor

Viscount Cave

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury

S. Baldwin

27 Oct 22 - 26 Aug 23

Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Lord Curzon

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Secretary of State for Home Affairs

W. Bridgeman

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

First Lord of the Admiralty

L. Amery

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries

Sir R. Saunders

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Secretary of State for the Colonies

Duke of Devonshire

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

President of the Board of Education

E. Wood

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Minister of Health

Sir A. Griffith-Boscawen

24 Oct 22 - 6 Mar 23

N. Chamberlain

7 Mar 23 - 26 Aug 23

Secretary of State for India

Viscount Peel

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Minister for Labour

Sir A. Montague-Barlow

31 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Marquis of Salisbury

24 Oct 22 - 24 May 23

Secretary for Scotland

Viscount Novar

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

President of the Board of Trade

Sir P. Lloyd-Greame

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Secretary of State for War

Earl of Derby

24 Oct 22 - 22 Jan 24

Notes:
The Financial Secretary to the Exchequer, Minister for Air, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Postmaster-General were only Cabinet posts during the dates shown.